A's outfield still without Josh Reddick

OAKLAND -- The A's will begin the second half of the season without their outfield at full strength.

Right fielder Jose Reddick remains on the disabled list (strained right knee) through at least the weekend and center fielder Coco Crisp, while in the lineup against the Orioles, is on day-to-day status because of neck pain.

Crisp missed the last four days before the All-Star break while dealing with neck pain and started just 10 of the A's 17 games leading up to the All-Star break.

He was able to get rest during the break, but it seems that wasn't enough to rid him of the problem entirely, so manager Bob Melvin will be cautious.

"He's a little better," Melvin said of Crisp on Friday. "But he's still day to day. He feels pretty good today.''

Reddick will play minor league games through Sunday, then the A's will see where he stands. He's been on the disabled list since June 29 and is eligible to be activated as soon as his health permits.

Other injured players include infielder Alberto Callaspo, who still hasn't resumed regular workouts since going on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain July 12, and first baseman Kyle Blanks, who has been battling a left calf strain since June 23.

Blanks said he started running in the outfield Monday, adding that the calf was much better and that he hoped to be able to go on an injury rehabilitation assignment within a week or so.

Eric Sogard was on the bench again Friday, and the second baseman has started just one game since July 4.

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Andy Parrino, called up just before the break, was the starter at second Friday after having had two hits and a walk in a start the day before the All-Star break.

"It doesn't mean that (Sogard) is completely out of the mix," Melvin said. "When you are not in the lineup, it's tough to get rolling without the at-bats you need.''

Sogard, who hit .266 with 35 RBIs while providing the A's with good defense at second base in 2013, came into the break with a .186 average and nine RBIs.

Neither the A's nor Orioles, who are in Oakland for a three-game weekend series, want any carryover from the Manny Machado incident that cropped up when the A's were in Baltimore earlier this year.

The third baseman reacted strongly to being tagged out between second and third by the A's Josh Donaldson, and before the weekend was over, benches had cleared, pitchers were throwing at hitters, ejections abounded and baseball became an afterthought.

Machado said he would not be surprised at some adverse fan reaction from the Coliseum crowd, but Melvin said "it was six weeks ago, and it's water under the bridge."